Asia Tech Podcast

Ivan Yeo founded EVOS Esports back in 2016 and has developed the brand into one of the most easily recognized brands in the region. The team was the first to reach 1 million followers on Instagram, and compete in virtually every esports title there is. In this fun episode, Ivan shared a more critical approach on starting a team and highlights the importance of catering to the local needs of the region. He views Southeast Asia as very fragmented, but there is where he found an abundance of opportunities. Based in Singapore, he brought EVOS and set their foot on Indonesia, Vietnam, Thailand, and most recently, Philippines. Ivan said EVOS is not a team focused on winning, and that they put a greater focus on their players' well-being. But this year might just be their year to win. If you like this episode and want us to keep doing what we do, support us through our Patreon page so we could continue bringing you quality content and amazing stories from passionate individuals in esports. http://patreon.com/esportsasia Share your thoughts on the episode down in the comments and don't forget to hit the like button and subscribe to our channel. Reach out to us on LinkedIn, and let's have a chat about this industry that we're all passionate about. Ivan Yeo https://sg.linkedin.com/in/ivan-yeo-b937431b Andi Andana Bangsawan https://www.linkedin.com/in/andiandana Sabir Ansari https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabir-ansari-394063101

ATP tour landed at the offices of ImpacTech for the Pitchdeck Asia Startup Ecosystem tour to have a conversation with founders Kineret Karin & Yoav Elgrichi. In conversation with Graham Brown, the Israeli duo talk about their journey through the past decades, working in corporates and then entering the startup life. They also talk about the differences in culture in Asia & Israel and how they adjusted to startup life in Asia. ImpacTech was founded in 2015, it is a leading startup accelerator empowering startups that create social and economical impact. They provide customized acceleration programs, workshops, mentorship, consulting services and various bespoke activities to startups & corporates. Over the 45 mins conversation, they talk about the startups that come to them, their cohorts, about some of the impactul ideas which have graduated through their cohorts. Listen to the entire episode to know more in depth about their work, their motivations, future plans and get some insight into the type of startups with whom they work. We would love to hear back from you, do leave us a review on our shows and don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and hit the like button to support us.

Shen Xiaoyin, Founder of reSET, joined Graham Brown in the ATP studio to tell us about her journey and her motivations for turning from a life of corporate law to startups. reSET is an online app being designed to help people with their relationship management. They plan to raise their seed funding to enable them to expand and enter new market. Listen to the entire episode to know more about the team, know in depth about their work till now and future plans. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel and hit the like button to support us. *Note: If you are a Startup and want to tell your startup story on our Pitchdeck Asia show, Click here - www.pitchdeck.asia/pda-soundcloud

Joerg Zeugner, Founder of Really, joined Graham Brown in the ATP studio to tell us about his journey from corporate life to startup life. Really is an online app looking to provide an end-to-end services for real estate property management by incorporating features to give complete transparency of process and stage as well as including an online marketplace for services. They are a seed stage startup and plan to raise their 2nd round of seed funding to top up their last raise so as to enable them to enter new market. Listen to the entire episode to know more about the team, know in depth about their solution and future plans. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel and hit the like button to support us. *Note: If you are a Startup and want to tell your startup story on our Pitchdeck Asia show, Click here - www.pitchdeck.asia/pda-soundcloud

Jitendra Shingrupe, founder of Mover, joined Graham Brown in studio to talk to us about his startup. Mover is an E-Scooter ride sharing app which looks to help consumers in their first/last mile travel with dockless E-scooters. Founded in Melbourne, Australia, the company has a presence in India and is looking to expand into Singapore and New Zealand markets. They are currently raising Seed capital for funding their expansion across these 4 geographies. Listen to the entire episode here to know more about the company, founder & his journey and their plans for the future. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel and hit the like button to support us. *Note: If you are a Startup and want to tell your startup story on our Pitchdeck Asia show, Click here - www.pitchdeck.asia/pda-soundcloud

Kai-Yin Lin, founder of Takupa, joins Graham Brown in the ATP studio to tell us about his Shared Parking App which their company has worked on and pilot launched for the Taipei city. Takupa is working in the space of mobility and logistics for heralding in solutions for smart city. They look to ease the problem of scarcity of parking spaces in Taipei city with their app. Currently raising their seed round to further develop their platform and reach, Kai-Yin Lin is constantly on the move. Listen to the entire episode to know the entire founder story, his reasons for starting Takupa, their motivations and work behind the app and the road map ahead. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel and hit the like button to support us. *Note: If you are a Startup and want to tell your startup story on our Pitchdeck Asia show, Click here - www.pitchdeck.asia/pda-soundcloud

In this special episode, we have Graham Brown along with his team in studio talking about Pitchdeck Asia's journey till now since its inception in 2018. The team talks about the pain points of startup founders which they are addressing and how they want to take their solution across to entire Asia. Pitchdeck Asia is a Media startup based out of Singapore aiming to be the MTV of Startup Ecosystem by giving voice to all startup founders and startup ecosystem players through their platform. Started & self-funded with pre-seed capital by founder Graham Brown, Pitchdeck Asia is now looking to raise Seed Capital to expand across geographies in SEA. Listen to the entire episode to know in depth about Pitchdeck Asia, the team and their future plans. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel and hit the like button to support us. *Note: If you are a Startup and want to tell your startup story on our Pitchdeck Asia show, Click here - www.pitchdeck.asia/pda-soundcloud

Michael Patent founded Culture Group to connect brands with communities, through understanding different cultures of different communities. Their recent work have helped brands try their hands on this very exciting industry; esports. Nike recently partnered with Riot Games for their League of Legends Pro League, and more non-endemic brands have shown interest in the past year. This trend will only continue. On this episode, Michael shared insights into what makes brands relatable for the young generation and how esports can help them win the hearts of the tight-knit communities. If you like this episode and want us to keep doing what we do, support us through our Patreon page so we could continue bringing you quality content and amazing stories from passionate individuals in esports. http://patreon.com/esportsasia Share your thoughts on the episode down in the comments and don't forget to hit the like button and subscribe to our channel. Reach out to us on LinkedIn, and let's have a chat about this industry that we're all passionate about. Michael Patent https://cn.linkedin.com/in/mpatent Andi Andana Bangsawan https://www.linkedin.com/in/andiandana Sabir Ansari https://www.linkedin.com/in/sabir-ansari-394063101

ATP tour landed in The Co. for the Pitchdeck Asia Startup Ecosystem tour to have a conversation with Nim Sivakumaran, Head of Co. Over the 30 mins podcast, Nim tells us his personal story leading up to his current role in The Co. He explains how The Co. is adding value to the Startup Ecosystem in SEA being one of the first players in the coworking space. Nim conveys that in spite of increasing competition & freebies offered by competition in coworking space, community building remains their priority and this focus has paid them rich dividends in building relations with their patrons. Listen to the entire episode to know more about The Co., their community building efforts with events & activities, the profile of people part of their community and also the broad changes taking place in coworking space industry. We would love to hear back from you, do leave us a review on our shows and don’t forget to subscribe to our channel and hit the like button to support us. *Note- If you would like the ATP Tour to visit your Coworking space, reach out to us. We would love to hear from you. ATP Tour page: http://www.pitchdeck.asia/tour

ULA is a B2B ride hailing app for Corporates and Travel & Hospitality industry companies. Founder Dhana Sekar Balakrishnan, set up this startup in Singapore in 2017 as an alternative to the currently available ride hailing apps for corporates & tourists keeping their requirements in mind. They are currently raising Seed capital to develop their platform and expand it to other SEA markets. Listen to the entire ULA journey here and learn more about their story and plans. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel and hit the like button to support us. *Note: If you are a Startup and want to tell your startup story on our Pitchdeck Asia show, Click here - www.pitchdeck.asia/pda-soundcloud

Anik Islam & Aman Yadav, two of the founders of Josudo, join Graham Brown in the ATP studio to talk to us about their startup. Josudo is a unique platform built to provide complete end-to-end coaching to esports gamers through their e-courses online. It is a marketplace platform for professional and experienced gamers to provide training to new gamers. Josudo was founded in 2018 in Singapore and are currently raising US$1 Mn. in seed capital to further develop their platform. Listen to the entire show to know their personal story on how they came upon the idea to incorporate this startup, their journey till now and their plans for the future. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel and hit the like button to support us. *Note: If you are a Startup and want to tell your startup story on our Pitchdeck Asia show, Click here - www.pitchdeck.asia/pda-soundcloud

JobMaze is an early stage startup developing an AI powered online talent matching platform. Founded by Raja Shah, the company is based out of Singapore and is currently seeking Seed funding for further development and launch of the product with plans to rapidly expand into markets like India, US etc. Listen to the entire show to know more about JobMaze and the team behind the product. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel and hit the like button to support us. *Note: If you are a Startup and want to tell your startup story on our Pitchdeck Asia show, Click here - www.pitchdeck.asia/pda-soundcloud

Bob Chua, Founder of BlinQ joined Graham Brown in the ATP studio to take us through his life journey, talk to us about his previous pursuits and shed light on his latest venture. BlinQ is a luxury fashion ecommerce platform which leverages AR technology to give the users the unique experience of virtually trying on what they are shopping in a virtual showroom set-up. It plans to be the end-to-end solutions provider for luxury fashion shoppers and have recently raised US$ 2 Million in Seed capital with plans to raise Series A in a few months time. The core team is based out of Malaysia and they are looking to expand their entire operations team to rapidly grow the business across geographies. Listen to the entire show to learn more about Bob, his life story and BlinQ. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel and hit the like button to support us. *Note: If you are a Startup and want to tell your startup story on our Pitchdeck Asia show, Click here - www.pitchdeck.asia/pda-soundcloud

SocioRAC allows employees & individuals to integrate data from across different workflow applications used for Notes, appointment booking, setting reminders etc. onto a single online platform for ease of storage and instant & efficient access at any time. This HRTech solution company, founded by Rajat Singhania, is based out of India and is currently in Pre-Series A stage looking to raise up to US$ 1 Million. They plan to raise the capital either in Singapore or US and subsequently move their operations base to the raise country keeping their development base in India. Listen to the entire podcast to know more about SocioRAC, their product and plans for the future. Don't forget to subscribe to our channel and hit the like button to support us. *Note: If you are a Startup and want to tell your startup story on our Pitchdeck Asia show, Click here - http://www.pitchdeck.asia/pda-soundcloud

Priya Sengupta, Founder for LifeVitae joins Graham Brown in the ATP studio to share her life story and take us through the journey of her startup LifeVitae which looks to disrupt a space carrying a process with 500+ years of legacy. Over the 40 mins conversation, Priya, who has vast experience in the Education, Research and Consulting fields, talks about how her interaction with students during her teaching stint cemented her belief in starting LifeVitae. She illuminates the multiple ways her solution will help students, startup founders, corporates, SMEs, university programs, etc. connect with their correct target audience or even a particular individual. Listen to the entire episode to know more about the solution, her challenges & requirements. And don't forget to subscribe to our channel and hit the like button to support us. *Note: If you are a Startup and want to tell your startup story on our Pitchdeck Asia show, Click here - http://www.pitchdeck.asia/pda-soundcloud